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Pocakj · 09-30-2011, 12:38 PM

The Shaw Broadband 50.

Who's using it? If you're using it, any thoughts or reviews regarding the speed?

I recently switched over to Shaw Broadband 50, but checking it on speedtest I learned that I only gained 4 or so mbps. So not much of an increase.

Perhaps it is only me, but I want to know opinions of others.

Vette Dood · 09-30-2011, 01:53 PM

Speedtest.netisn't great anymore.

I have Broadband 100. Works great, especially when the download source has high capacity or supports multiple connections. Consistently can download at 11.8MB/sec which is about 100mbps - as advertised. Can barely pull 60mbps off speedtest.net or shaw.ca/speedtest

terkan · 09-30-2011, 03:12 PM

lol personally i think it's absolutely no difference from shaw xtreme.. i was on shaw warp for a while with the same 50mbps download/2.5mb upload.. i had no lag issue playing games while having torrent or video streaming elsewhere in the house.. and getting pretty constantly 40+mbps on speedtest.. now that i switched over to broadband 50.. with the supposively same speed rating.. i lag when doing the same thing as i was before.. and maybe gotten 50mbps on some speedtest site on the first day? ever since it's somewhere between 15-20 with absolutely nothing running.. false advertisement? or just shitty infrastructure that can't handle all the customers upgrading to newer speed? only thing i can't complain about is the monthly limit. BTW that netgear pos gateway is terrible.. i hope they have a new one by now.. they prolly do.. but i ain't waiting 5hrs on the phone to talk to someone to get one.

Pocakj · 09-30-2011, 05:00 PM

Ah thanks for the input everyone. I should try it out a bit more before I make too much judgement

PornMaster · 09-30-2011, 05:08 PM

False advertisement.

Telus advertises 15 mbps
I always get 15 lol
constant all day at that 2

Shoe · 09-30-2011, 10:01 PM

I have Broadband 50 and so far I'm pretty happy with it. Speeds have been pretty consistent for me; Usually I get around 46-48mbps on speed tests, but once in a long while i might get just under 40mbps during busy evenings. With regards to download speeds, I usually get 4-5 MB/s on Steam. Bittorent is all over the place cause of seed quality, but highest I've hit was 5.5MB/s.

Compared to Shaw Xtreme, I don't notice any difference when surfing sites. Its mostly just the extra speed when downloading large files. Also the 400GB a month cap is a lot better than Xtreme's 125GB

ruthless · 09-30-2011, 10:36 PM

I'm pretty certain that the more TV's you have running in the house the slower the internet speed will be because it uses the same connection/speed for the tv, phone, internet...someone correct me if im wrong....been thinking of switching but dont want to pay an extra $25 for the channel packages when i only really want like 5 channels extra (sportsnet, tsn, CNN, spike, discovery, speed,)

TekDragon · 10-01-2011, 08:35 AM

I have it, quite happy with it. Paying a bit less per month with our package before it came in.

deuel_1 · 10-01-2011, 09:03 AM

anyone with this game a lot? wondering if I should switch from extreme to this.

nns · 10-01-2011, 09:09 AM

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Originally Posted by ruthless

I'm pretty certain that the more TV's you have running in the house the slower the internet speed will be because it uses the same connection/speed for the tv, phone, internet...someone correct me if im wrong....been thinking of switching but dont want to pay an extra $25 for the channel packages when i only really want like 5 channels extra (sportsnet, tsn, CNN, spike, discovery, speed,)

That's Telus Optik.

Narayan · 10-01-2011, 01:47 PM

I just upgraded to BB 50 and received my new modem today

earlier I was at around 20-25MB for download speed, 15 ping, and 2.0 for upload... just ran the speed test and got the following...

Culverin · 10-01-2011, 05:33 PM

I'm on BB 50, I'm getting about 31-35 mbps down and about 3 mbps up.
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chin3se604 · 10-01-2011, 05:52 PM

just got broadband 50 two days ago

kinda flaky .. im usually getting disconnected from the internet once every hr

woob · 10-01-2011, 08:03 PM

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Originally Posted by Shoe

Also the 400GB a month cap is a lot better than Xtreme's 125GB

Just an FYI, Extreme's cap is now 250GB/mo

TOPEC · 10-01-2011, 08:43 PM

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Originally Posted by ruthless

I'm pretty certain that the more TV's you have running in the house the slower the internet speed will be because it uses the same connection/speed for the tv, phone, internet...someone correct me if im wrong....been thinking of switching but dont want to pay an extra $25 for the channel packages when i only really want like 5 channels extra (sportsnet, tsn, CNN, spike, discovery, speed,)

that only happens to telus i think, every HD box u have on takes about 5MB of ur internet speed because everything is through 1 optic cable

with shaw i think the phone and tv lines are separate from the internet line.

willystyle · 10-01-2011, 09:21 PM

Alot of misinformation in this thread.

First of all, your broadband connection does not degrade as more nodes/frequency are used in your household; such as, turning on a TV. This is cable, not ADSL.

Second, those of you who are on Broadband 50 and higher. I am assuming that you are using a DOCSIS 3.0 modem, the SMC or Motorola modems supplied by Shaw. You should be getting near your rated broadband speed, regardless of ANYTIME of the day. Provided that you are connecting directly to the modem, and not a router/switch, as the older devices can degrade the quality of your connection. The older "G" and "N" routers (like Linksys WRT54GL, WRT54G, etc.) cannot handle anything more than 35Mbps throughput, so if your bottlenecking around this speed on a Broadband 50 or higher package. It's your router!

Speed should be consistent and never degrade at any time of the day, unless they are performing upgrades/maintenance in your area. With the recent abandonment of analog channels, they've opened up even more bandwidth for Internet speed. So if your Internet is slow with Shaw, most likely its hardware on your side thats bottlenecking your connection.

Gh0stRider · 10-01-2011, 10:38 PM

want telus, but its not available in my area. they only offered me high speed lite. fucking bullshit

terkan · 10-01-2011, 11:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by willystyle

Alot of misinformation in this thread.

First of all, your broadband connection does not degrade as more nodes/frequency are used in your household; such as, turning on a TV. This is cable, not ADSL.

Second, those of you who are on Broadband 50 and higher. I am assuming that you are using a DOCSIS 3.0 modem, the SMC or Motorola modems supplied by Shaw. You should be getting near your rated broadband speed, regardless of ANYTIME of the day. Provided that you are connecting directly to the modem, and not a router/switch, as the older devices can degrade the quality of your connection. The older "G" and "N" routers (like Linksys WRT54GL, WRT54G, etc.) cannot handle anything more than 35Mbps throughput, so if your bottlenecking around this speed on a Broadband 50 or higher package. It's your router!

Speed should be consistent and never degrade at any time of the day, unless they are performing upgrades/maintenance in your area. With the recent abandonment of analog channels, they've opened up even more bandwidth for Internet speed. So if your Internet is slow with Shaw, most likely its hardware on your side thats bottlenecking your connection.

nah it has nothing to do with my router.. i was on warp for the longest time with the same setup and i was getting constant 50mbps download 2.5mbps upload.. went back to xtreme speed was fine too.. until i went to this so call *NEW* netgear pos docsis 3 nothing but problems, had to disable it's router feature and use it like a modem only direct to it or thru a router the speedtest is exactly the same regardless of time and which speedtest i use.. never over 20mbps upload is always fine though. everytime i call they give me some bullshit answer.. anything over 20mbps it's working as intended.. i had to switch out of my retention plan to get this and i'm getting not even 50% of the advertise speed

MikeyStyle · 10-01-2011, 11:40 PM

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Originally Posted by terkan

i went to this so call *NEW* netgear pos docsis 3 nothing but problems

the current wireless docsis 3 modems are cisco and smc only

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Originally Posted by terkan

everytime i call they give me some bullshit answer.. anything over 20mbps it's working as intended.. i had to switch out of my retention plan to get this and i'm getting not even 50% of the advertise speed

i consider anything above 40 Mbps decent for warp in terms of download speeds

if you feel you're not getting the right speeds, you can always have a technician come out to your place and see what's going on

twixxer · 10-02-2011, 10:05 AM

I switched to broadband 100, getting advertised speeds, but then again i have never really had issues with shaw in my area. I switched to telus a few years back and that was horrible for me.

Narayan · 10-02-2011, 03:01 PM

So one problem I am having with the BB 50 is my wifi network has gone to shit now.

Both my apple TV's cant connect to the Cisco DPC3825 modem and from what I have googled its a know problem (blocks xboxs, ps3 etc)

Called shaw and Im waiting my 4hr+ call back but in the mean time anyone have any tips?

Pocakj · 10-02-2011, 03:11 PM

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Originally Posted by twixxer

I switched to broadband 100, getting advertised speeds, but then again i have never really had issues with shaw in my area. I switched to telus a few years back and that was horrible for me.

100 seems like such a big number compared to when high speed was the shit

I just ran the speedtest myself again, and instead of 20-25 now im getting about 46-48. Pretty happy with the download speeds too!

terkan · 10-02-2011, 03:43 PM

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Originally Posted by MikeyStyle

the current wireless docsis 3 modems are cisco and smc only

i consider anything above 40 Mbps decent for warp in terms of download speeds

if you feel you're not getting the right speeds, you can always have a technician come out to your place and see what's going on

eer ya i mean smc.. last time i called regarding switching modems they just brush me off saying it's up to the tech that comes out what modem they give u... kinda stupid...

this is my speedtest 99% of the time and it's direct connected to the modem atm..

terkan · 10-02-2011, 03:50 PM

lol calling shaw.. on hold for 3hrs so far.. doesn't give me the callback option... using the online chat.. gives me the server error crap ~~~~~~

MikeyStyle · 10-02-2011, 04:07 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Narayan

So one problem I am having with the BB 50 is my wifi network has gone to shit now.

Both my apple TV's cant connect to the Cisco DPC3825 modem and from what I have googled its a know problem (blocks xboxs, ps3 etc)

Called shaw and Im waiting my 4hr+ call back but in the mean time anyone have any tips?

have you tried changing the wireless channel?

i'm not aware of any known problem with that wireless modem at the moment

Quote:

Originally Posted by terkan

eer ya i mean smc.. last time i called regarding switching modems they just brush me off saying it's up to the tech that comes out what modem they give u... kinda stupid...

the technician will give you whatever modem is given to him at the warehouse.. he doesn't have a choice unless they give him both models and he can give you what you ask for

Quote:

Originally Posted by terkan

this is my speedtest 99% of the time and it's direct connected to the modem atm..

is there a particular reason why you've chosen the seattle server?

are you using any splitters or does the modem connect directly into the cable outlet?